NPR News: 07-28-2026 8AM EDT
Summary
Ukrainian and Israeli leaders attend Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral in Washington, highlighting his pivotal role in their relations with President Trump. The broadcast also covers a surge in cyclospora cases amid federal public health cuts, devastating wildfires in Spain and France, and extreme heat across the U.S. Additionally, it reports on Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primary and Florida’s historic double executions.
Topics discussed
Zelensky and Netanyahu attend Lindsey Graham's funeral in Washington
Cyclospora outbreak worsens amid public health funding cuts
Devastating wildfires rage across Spain
Wildfires in France and extreme heat in the U.S.
Wisconsin Democratic primary voting begins in swing state
Florida prepares to execute two inmates in one day
U.S. stock futures trading in mixed territory
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